Thais Pinto

Position:
Center
Height:
6-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Colegio Magnum
Hometown:
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

2011-12 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)

SENIOR (2012-13): Did not play while recovering from knee surgery.

JUNIOR (2011-12): Played in all 33 games, averaging 14.2 minutes … Finished the season averaging 5.7 points per game, 188 total, with a team-high 64.1 shooting percentage, adding 4.3 rebounds per game and 21 blocked shots … Named the netscoutsbasketball.com Pac-12 International Player of the Year ... Shot .800 (4-5) in her debut with three rebounds and two steals against Western Oregon (11/11) ... Blocked a pair of shots against Montana State (11/13), scoring four points with a pair of rebounds ... Pulled down a game-high tying nine rebounds (4-5) against Cal State Northridge (11/17) with five points (2-5) and a career-best tying two blocks ... Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Southern Utah (11/20), shooting 3-for-6 from the line ... Shot 5-of-6 for a best 13 points at Eastern Washington (11/22) on a high 21 minutes played ... Scored a career-high 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting with eight rebounds (4-4) and a career-high tying two blocks at CSU Bakersfield (12/13) ... Nearly tallied a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Corban (12/16), adding a pair of steals ... Scored seven points and pulled down seven rebounds with a pair of blocked shots against Colorado (2/2) ... Played a career-high tying 21 minutes with a game-high 12 points at Washington State (2/9), adding seven rebounds and a blocked shot ... Contributed nine points off the bench against No. 3 Stanford (2/16), including two three-point play opportunities ... Shot a perfect 3-for-3 against California (2/18) with seven points ... Scored seven points in eight minutes played with six rebounds at Oregon (2/25) ... Played a career-high 23 minutes in WNIT Second Round victory over Saint Mary’s (3/17) with six points, seven rebounds and an assist and steal.

WESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Led the country in field goal percentage, converting 68 percent of her attempts (100-148) … Averaged 11.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game.

COLÉGIO MAGNUM AGOSTINIANO: Played basketball at center for head coach Vinicius Campos … Member of the Brazilian National Team in 2006, leading her team to a South American championship.

PERSONAL: Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil … Daughter of Carlos and Wilma Pinto … Has one sibling, Diógenes … Majoring in business … Chose Oregon State because “I feel very comfortable with the school’s environment, and I felt very welcomed when I visited.”

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 16 at CSU Bakersfield (12/13/11)
Rebounds: 9, two times, last vs. Corban (12/16/11)
Assists: 1, five times, last vs. St. Mary's (3/17/12)
Steals: 2, two times, last vs. Corban (12/16/11)
Blocked Shots: 2, six times, last vs. Colorado (2/2/12)
FG Made: 8 at CSU Bakersfield (12/13/11)
FG Attempted: 11 at CSU Bakersfield (12/13/11)
3-PT Made: 0
3-PT Attempted: 0
FT Made: 3, two times, last at Eastern Washington (11/22/11)
FT Attempted: 6 vs. Southern Utah (11/20/11)
Minutes: 23 vs. St. Mary's (3/17/12)